News Colleges hit with pensions bill rise A 16 per cent hike in employer pension contributions next year could cost the college sector tens of millions… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News No competition for ‘transparency’ role The chair of a new board established by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to ensure transparency was appointed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Adult budget cuts prompt rethink call The government has been urged to rethink its approach to funding for FE after it was revealed learning providers… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Elmfield probe results ‘with minister’ The findings of an official investigation into defunct training provider Elmfield are on the desk of Skills Minister Matthew… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges and schools to get ‘robust comparisons’ regime Further education leaders have welcomed Ofsted plans that would allow parents and learners to compare the post-16 performance of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fears remain as quals list published Further concerns that valuable qualifications could fall victim to a government cull have been raised after a leading awarding… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Agency freezes rates as drop in 18 funding hits The Education Funding Agency has announced it is freezing rates for 2014/15, prompting criticism that the sector is facing… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News GCSEs need ‘flexibility and functionality Ofsted’s careers guidance boss has called for “flexibility and functionality” in English and maths GCSEs. Karen Adriaanse, the education… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Agency ‘sprints’ to new software finishing line The Skills Funding Agency has announced an “agile project management approach” to developing software following the implementation of this… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government extends apprenticeship grant for employers A scheme which provides employers with grants of up to £1,500 for each apprentice they train has been extended… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Funding agency rates untouched but expected drop hits 18-year-olds The Education Funding Agency is to continue paying providers an unweighted full-time rate of £4,ooo for 16 and 17-year-olds while… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Learners could compare colleges and schools under Ofsted proposals Ofsted has today launched a consultation on much-anticipated proposals that would allow learners to compare the post-16 performance of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
